The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-02
A LONG SEARCH.


rOukl by Russian Detectives.
A recent dispatch from the In
dian Territory stated that a quiet,
refined, cultured gentleman, who
took up his residence there, proves
to be Prince Dolgorouki, brother
of the Princess Dolgorouki, morga-
natic wife of the late Gear, who had
been to Siberia for Nihilistic senti-
ments. While in exile he was con-
demned to work in the deep mines
that proved the death of SO many
of the unhappy exiles. He availed
himself of his skill as an engraver
and cut passport on stone, which
he subsequently printed, and by
means of this he made his escape
from the mines and from Siberia.
After living in China he went to
South America, and thence to Cal
ifornia. He finally made his way
to the Indian Territory, where he
has felt safe enough to reveal his
identity. The publication of this
dispatch recalled to a gentleman
who read it a conversation he had
about two years ago with Pole
named Tolsti. in Philadelphia, and
him to tell the story to Mail and
Express reporter. Tolsti, was him.
self an exile from Siberia, where he
had felt the weight of Russian Sc
verify, and bore upon his person
ineffaceable marks Of the treatment
the officials mete out to prisoners.
He was engaged at the time the
gentleman met him in a mercantile
pursuit that caused him to travel
from one part of the country to an
other. After telling how he es-
capped, he said, although he knew
he was safe now, being in a free
country, yet he was always on the
alert for any signs of detectives,
and always paid close attentions to
any Russians with whom he came
in contact. One night he took a
sleeper on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad, bound
from Chicago to New York. After
the cars were well under way, and
the passengers were getting into
their berths for the night, he was
considerably agitated at hearing
two men in adjoining berths talk
ing to each other in Russian. Peer
ing over the top of the partition. he
saw that one was leaning over the
edge of an upper berth, talking to
his companion below. AS they
had no reason to suppose anybody
within hearing distance was ac-
quainted with the Russian Ian
guage, they spoke in an ordinary
tone of voice. Tolsti's heart was
in his mouth, for he soon discov-
cred they were on his track. His
mind was soon at rest on that
score, as he found that they had
been in search of some other es-
capped exile, and he at once decided
to follow tho detectives, as they
were not following him.
He listened intently as they
talked. They had traced an exile
and like bloodhounds had taken
his trail from the starting point
followed it to the sea, and sailing
down the Kamschatka Sea had EN-.
tered China, where they had found
out all about his life there. They
had followed the trail to South
America, and then gone to Cali
fornia. This rehearsal of the route
was interspersed with computa
tions of expense, and it was evident
the two were getting together ir
their minds the rough framework
of a report to their chief. AS Toltsi
when the cars reached Jersey City
had not discovered whom the de
tectives had been after, nor hae
they reached the end of the story
he concluded to follow them. They
went to the most secluded place
they could find, taking up thei
quarters in q Cherry street board
ing hotel. Tolsti also took room'
there, and made it a point to taxi
his meals with them. They wer'
entirely unsuspicious of Tolsti, VIII
spoke English with remarkabl,
purity, and so their talk, whlcl
was really discussion, proceeds
with entire freedom. The chief IN
sisted that the object Of their joui!
ney had been accomplished, Will
his companion injected doubts oc
casionally, which, however, was q
promptly yielded to the more EN-
phatic expressions of the leader
They bad staid for some time \
California, but at last struck tn
trail of their man, and had followe'
him until they come to q place O
The Central Pacific railI Dad anon